agengo02

ok so quick question. i understand the 58* or 60* angle on the club head, but what is the ball degree that i read about? something like the 58* head has a 10* ball angle or something??? im utterly confused.

so which one is everyones favorite?

zrip i thought about using a 3 iron or something for when im on the fringe so itll give a little lift then lots of roll, but i always talk myself out of it. in my mind thats the only chance i have at that particular shot so i dont wanna use something im not used to for that range. ive also heard that a lofty driver works well for these types of shots. but i need help for the fringe and up to 20' out!

you think i should invest in a sand wedge or lob wedge (currently only use a pw) to help get it up and down softer on the green?

im pretty new to golf but not too bad (+15 for 9 holes). my tee shots are either solid or a low line drive, but almost always on the fairway. i can crush my fairway shots using my hybrids or regular irons. my problems start when i get around the green. i just cant get the ball up and down onto the green. i absolutely HATE overshooting the green so i usually end up hitting too high on the ball and it just sails over the green about 3-5 foot high, or i hit it too underpowered and it just dribbles in front of me. i cant seem to find the happy medium. ive tried to put the ball further back in my stance and angling down to it, using my regular swing but slower club head speed, etc. im sure most of my problem is that im not confident enough with the ball further back in my stance and it shows on my shot. im 6'3" with long arms so i have the potential to really put some leverage down on the ball. should i spend more time at the putting green next time im at the range working on fringe shots? it just seems unrealistic to me though because its always perfectly flat all around it which i never see at my local course. my girlfriend got me one of those chipping nets for my bday maybe ill break that out more. thanks for any help or advice.

ive just recently gotten my first hybrid clubs and i love them. what helped me is keeping my head down because its real easy to top the ball with them. my head and eyes stay focused on the ball even after i make contact. i dont see about the first second of flight. once my right shoulder (im a righty) hits my chin i smoothly turn my head to watch the ball. i used to hit and immediately try to watch the ball in flight, but it would always just roll down the fairway. good luck and once you start hitting well with them you will love them as much as i do! oh ya and i hit them just like i hit my 7 iron

hey im in about the same situation as you. just started recently after about a 6 year hiatus and im getting pretty heavy into golfing now. a couple weeks ago i went to the driving range for the first time in a while and hit 2 large buckets of balls. my arms, forearms, elbow, wrists, hands were SORE! they stayed sore for almost 5 days, but i def could tell it was just soreness. if it feels like something other than that then id say go get a doc to look at it. good luck

i could of used this shot a couple times today! i hate overshooting the green so i end up having to tone down a shot so it lands short and rolls closer. if i could do this shot on a consistent basis then i could make better hits on the ball. i did try putting the ball a little more than halfway back in my stance and it dropped and only rolled about a foot so that was nice.

hey new to this forum and relatively new to golf. today went out with my brother and a buddy in town. i hit the ball very well all day, but the 3 puts killed me! its sad to say but i finally got my first par in a long time on a par 5! i was the winner of the day with +17 for the front 9. a few of those strokes were just bad hits that i wish i could have taken back before i got to the top of my backswing!